HEARTINESS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

heartiness

noun

Definition of heartiness

as in health

the condition of being sound in body Granddad's heartiness on the hike put everyone else to shame—he wouldn't even hear of stopping to rest

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Recent Examples of heartiness The heartiness of other ingredients can determine the final number. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026 To balance the heartiness, crunchy cucumbers and onions join tender leaves of parsley atop each bowl. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026 Sour cream and cheese to add tang; pinto beans and red salsa for heartiness. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026 Braised short rib with a mirin soy sauce glaze brings the heartiness needed in the cold of January. — Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2026 Grains and roasted veggies lend heartiness. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Jan. 2026 Mushrooms, plenty of vegetables and a mix of spices provide heartiness. — Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 6 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Perhaps better health and shorter assignments will help Cabrera harness his high-end velocity and create greater separation between his fastball and a unique changeup.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The quake injured at least 213 people and caused widespread destruction across the island, damaging 122 health facilities, 252 schools and 84 places of worship, the agency said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of health

Noun

Emma’s resistance to the bland wholesomeness of recovery spaces speaks to a familiar cultural trope across media, in films and television shows; that sobriety is where flamboyance goes to die.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
But after seven episodes wearing down the viewer with a bleak perspective, in the season finale, Euphoria pulls itself out of its own somber patterns to reach for grace and mercy in Christian symbolism, American wholesomeness, and the concept of family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026

Definition of wholesomeness

Noun

Highlighting the strength of the two countries’ ties, Russian state media has shown images of North Korean troops in training inside Russia over the past year, and Kim Jong Un opened a memorial to North Korea’s Ukraine dead in April.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Communities still recovering from last weekend’s hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days from another tropical system gaining strength over warm Pacific waters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of strength

Noun

Kittle, seven weeks since tearing his right Achilles in a wild-card playoff win at Philadelphia, was seen conditioning with vigor and impressive agility on a side field earlier this week.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Lastly, to dull the war-mongering vigor of the Rivermen, Ormund installs small, scared little boys, ripped from their homes, all along the chemin de ronde — a baby human shield for Ser Daeron the Daring’s great army.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of vigor

Noun

Along with, it should be said, a timely offer from Leicester in the summer of 2024 to train with the then top-flight club to keep his fitness up.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Thinking about investing in a recovery device, new nutrition product or fitness watch?

— Adam Annaccone, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of fitness

Noun

Gamuda is also the only Malaysian company in its sector with targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), reinforcing the robustness of its emissions data and methodology.

— Gamuda Contributor, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
If successful, the design could enable far more compact chips that carry more information in the same space while maintaining the robustness that makes topological photonics so attractive.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of robustness

Noun

This project might strike you as dystopian and disturbing, or exciting and encouraging – and its ethical soundness comes down to a few key factors, several experts told CNN.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Some states require private schools participating in voucher programs to demonstrate some form of financial soundness.

— Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Definition of soundness

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